• Memorial: Palm Springs, Riverside, California, USA, Apr 2013. 4 Bonnie (Anita Marie) Riddell, 79, of Palm Springs, Calif., passed awa y on April 1, 2013 in Palm Springs, Calif., after a brief battle wit h cancer. She was born on February 5, 1934 to Andrew Earl Dunlop and M ary Bradford Darou in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. She married Rob ert Riddell on December 30, 1970 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. She g raduated from the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa in 1955, Ontario, an d extended her nursing studies at the McGill University in Montreal, C anada. She worked for many years as a registered nurse in Quebec, Onta rio and Alberta, Canada. After moving to Palm Springs in 1976, she an d her husband owned and operated the Golden Palm Villa until their ret irement in 1995. She received a life-time honorary membership from th e Palm Springs Hospitality Association where she volunteered for almos t two decades. She also volunteered at the Well in the Desert and th e American Red Cross. She was a member of the Mission Hills Croquet Cl ub. She is survived by her husband, Robert Riddell of Palm Springs; he r sons Shayne Riddell and his wife Adrian (Melei) of Upland, Calif.; C hris Lapointe of Edmonton, Alberta (Canada); John Lapointe of Thorsby , Alberta (Canada); and her Palm Springs family Jean-Guy Lachance an d John Williams. She is also survived by her grandsons Coleman Riddel l of Upland, Calif.; Cameron Lapointe and Jonathan Lapointe, both of V al Verde, Calif. She was preceded in death by her son Dale Lapointe. T he Memorial Service will be on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. a t Our Savior's Community Church located at 1020 E. Ramon Road, Palm Sp rings, Calif. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations b e made to the Well in the Desert in Palm Springs or Cal Farley's Famil y Resource Centers in Amarillo, Texas.Bonnie (Anita Marie) Riddell, 79, of Palm Springs, Calif., passed awa y on April 1, 2013 in Palm Springs, Calif., after a brief battle wit h cancer. She was born on February 5, 1934 to Andrew Earl Dunlop and M ary Bradford Darou in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. She married Rob ert Riddell on December 30, 1970 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. She g raduated from the Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa in 1955, Ontario, an d extended her nursing studies at the McGill University in Montreal, C anada. She worked for many years as a registered nurse in Quebec, Onta rio and Alberta, Canada. After moving to Palm Springs in 1976, she an d her husband owned and operated the Golden Palm Villa until their ret irement in 1995. She received a life-time honorary membership from th e Palm Springs Hospitality Association where she volunteered for almos t two decades. She also volunteered at the Well in the Desert and th e American Red Cross. She was a member of the Mission Hills Croquet Cl ub. She is survived by her husband, Robert Riddell of Palm Springs; he r sons Shayne Riddell and his wife Adrian (Melei) of Upland, Calif.; C hris Lapointe of Edmonton, Alberta (Canada); John Lapointe of Thorsby , Alberta (Canada); and her Palm Springs family Jean-Guy Lachance an d John Williams. She is also survived by her grandsons Coleman Riddel l of Upland, Calif.; Cameron Lapointe and Jonathan Lapointe, both of V al Verde, Calif. She was preceded in death by her son Dale Lapointe. T he Memorial Service will be on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. a t Our Savior's Community Church located at 1020 E. Ramon Road, Palm Sp rings, Calif. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, donations b e made to the Well in the Desert in Palm Springs or Cal Farley's Famil y Resource Centers in Amarillo, Texas.